RARE " TIN BOX " PETIT BEURRE LU / LU " GRAND PRIX PARIS 1900". LEFEVRE - USEFUL IN NANTES Tin box 23 x 22 x 12 cm with blue-red-gold lithographed bonded paper. On the lid, a palm-carrying angel plays the trumpet; on the sides, a representation of the famous "Petit-Beurre" and a cavalier view of the Manufacture Lu and its monumental entrance, La Loire, in front of the Château de Nantes. on the underside, label mentioning ownership by the Manufacture and the deposit -120 francs- of the box to be returned after sale of contents. good condition for a paper-covered box of this age, but some paper defects to report (see photo).

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